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0.                 I own 27 bibles

1.                 I like to read (but I’ve been really lazy lately)

2.                 I wish I were ambidextrous

3.                 I don’t like wearing my glasses, but certain people have changed my mind about that, so I’ll wear them around a select few

4.                 I want to serve as a college pastor one day

5.                 I could wear my rainbows year round if I wanted

6.                 I’ve never successfully been able to grow my hair out when I’ve wanted to…. I am trying to grow it out right now…. any bets?

7.                 this is my favorite number

8.                 I’ve been to the hospital 3 times…. my knee (bad sprain), my hand (first and only time I’ve had stitches) and my eye (severely scratched cornea)

9.                 I drive a Jeep and love it

10.             my favorite bible translations are NLT and ESV

11.             I don’t really like my smile

12.             I want to learn to play guitar, I own 2 of them

13.             I don’t really have a favorite color, but it used to be blue, then red, then it was blue again…most recently it’s been green

14.             War of the Worlds, Cars and Superman Returns are the only movies I’ve seen in the theater more than once

15.             I’ve had 4 jobs so far (restaurant, UNC Charlotte, Christian bookstore, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

16.             I’ve had 9 different cell phones and used 3 different services, Verizon has been the best so far

17.             and yes, I am addicted to my blackberry

18.             but I really want an iPhone

19.             or the new blackberry storm

20.             I really really really want to move out and get my own place, but I don’t have the monies right now…dumb

21.             I went to UNCC for 2 years, I was a Business Management/Accounting major…

22.             …then I switched my major to Psychology…right before dropping all my classes and to date have NOT gone back to finish

23.             I think I would like to live in Nashville or somewhere in Florida one day

24.             I played lacrosse in high school

25.             I’ve never had a messy room, but my room has been getting progressively messier the past few weeks

26.             I am 26

27.             there are 27 days left in the year

28.             Oh…and 26 is NOT old

29.             looking back, I wish I had played soccer growing up

30.             I like snowboarding even though I really suck at it…. I WILL get better

31.             the last time I did one of these random fact things was a whole lot easier, not sure why

32.             wow…. I’m only ½ way done with this list….

33.             I have some kind of A.D.D. I just know it…. and I’m a tad bit O.C.D. with certain things

34.             I think Transformers may be one of my favorite movies…

35.             oh, and Iron man…Anchorman…21…Blood Diamond…

36.             I would like to visit Europe or Australia someday…

37.             I wish I had a suite (or sweet) accent

38.             I have lived in 2 states, have only been to 6, driven through 10, have friends from at least 12 and would like to visit all 50

39.             I like both Macs and PCs…weird!

40.             NEWS FLASH!!! I’m far from perfect

41.             I can’t swim, never really tried since I’ve never been a water person, but…

42.             I like the beach and I’d like to own a pool in my backyard one day

43.             I always get complimented on my eyes and my phone voice

44.             I am a very open and honest person and like it

45.             I own a lot of shoes

46.             my brother is my best friend

47.             he got married this year…I always knew he’d beat me to the altar haha…and yes that makes me sad

48.             I sing in my car, in my room and a few other places, but NOT the shower

49.             I love dogs…just not my family’s dog…he’s mean

50.             I was voted best all around business student in my class in high school

51.             speaking of voting…this was the first presidential election that I have ever voted in…my guy lost haha

52.             I am ticklish

53.             I do not like my middle name

54.             I’m really bad (or good?) at bumping into people and not remembering where I know them from….

55.             …I usually remember about 15-30 minutes after running into them

56.             I don’t have any “famous” friends, but most of my friends do, so I have connections, sweet!

57.             I’m a pretty quick study and like learning new things

58.             I do occasionally watch the national geographic channel which happens to be channel # 58

59.             I’m a noble steed? What?

60.             okay so I know I cheated on a few of these but oh well…enjoy! I was bored!

I’d be lying through my teeth if I told you
That I’m ok
July came, I thought I had it all together
Until you said
“I need some space”
Truth be told
It’s so hard to wait

One eye on the clock
And one on the phone
It’s 5:19….
I’m feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I’d want you to know
that holding loose
Ain’t letting go.

We both know that I could think myself dizzy
Right now I’m spinning around
You said, “baby, don’t worry”
But I just miss you right now
I said, I miss you right now

One eye on the clock
And one on the phone
It’s 5:19….
I’m feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I’d want you to know
that holding loose
Ain’t letting go.

Baby, take all the time you need
I just want you to know
I’ll be here, waiting

With one eye on the clock
And one on the phone
It’s 5:19….
I’m feeling alone
If I could talk to you
I’d want you to know
That holding loose
Ain’t letting go.

…Ain’t letting go

[Matt Wertz, 5:19]

just a good song… and the title line to the blog fits me a little too well… i’m closing tonight and bored… no time to blog tho… oh well, back to work!

ct

ad·dic·tion
[uh-dik-shuhn]
function: nounthe state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
[from dictionary.com]

i have an addiction. i like fonts. lots and lots of fonts. i have 999 on this desktop [thanks to dafont.com!]… and i wouldn’t mind having twice that. now if only i had adobe illustrator or some other suite [sweet] graphic design kit i could go to town and have some fun with them all… oh well… just thought i’d confess and get this off my chest. i am addicted to fonts.

i’m out… have a goodnight all!

ct

“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I’ve ever known.”
[Walt Disney]

… poor Walt…

i think i might want to move to Massachusetts… not really, but it would be awesome to adopt this state law and put it into effect in NC!

PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER

Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy

Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.

isn’t that awesome?! i just got a kick out of it… don’t ask how i found it, it was completely by accident almost… anyway, i’m out…

ct

so my mustang is in the shop today getting looked at… again… seems like the nicer and smarter cars get, the more expensive the repairs get… everything is electrical and computer related now so i guess gone are the days of popping the hood and fixing it yourself… not that i was ever close to doing my own car repairs…

on a lighter more fun note, here is today’s look at history…

1972 – today is Geri Halliwell’s birthday (one of the spice girls, don’t ask which one cause i really don’t know!)

1993 – The final episode of “Perfect Strangers” aired on ABC.

i guess neither of those is really that funny, at least not as funny as some i have read about on other days, but they are both mildly entertaining… i guess…

i’m in such a “blah” mood today… so blah… i know, get over it… i will…

later!

ct

because i apparently bore easily and have nothing better to do, i think i’ll start posting the funniest (to me at least) events in history for whatever day it is…

so here is today’s funny historical moment…

1985 – Mail service returned to a nudist colony in Paradise Lake, FL. Residents promised that they’d wear clothes or stay out of sight when the mailperson came to deliver.

awesome… once again, i must return to work…

ct

Jeep Commander… this is obviously a big wish list item… not just in size obviously but also in price (they start around $30,000) althought i’d also be happy with a Cherokee or Grand Cherokee as long as it was black and awesome…

i’ve had the tremendous blessing of being able to drive my brother Matt’s Cherokee for a week while he is up in Winterport Maine with some of our youth on a missions type trip… pray that i don’t covet it while i’m borrowing it this week cause it’s a really nice one! and i was told it’s kinda Bear-ish… suite!

anyway, gotta run, time to get back to work!

ct

“Don’t play stupid with me…I’m better at it.”
[unknown]

just another random day at work… wow… i’m bored… seems to be my daily anthem lately…

ct

“don’t eat my tea!” [random text message from me]

MCMLXXXII… that would be 1982 in roman numerals, in case you were confused or just wondering…

in ‘82 i came into this world with little more than a few hairs on my head and even less knowledge in my 3 lb. brain (fyi… 3 pounds is the weight of the average human brain!)

you would think after 25 years i’d know a little more (maybe a lot more) than i actually do… regardless of how little or how much i think i know, there is plenty of life ahead of me and i hope and pray that i can soak it up and enjoy this life and live it for the right reasons… if i can just keep my focus where it should be focused and just show up each day and allow God to use me and shape me as He sees fit i will be just fine…

side note: i feel like the past few blogs i’ve posted haven’t made much sense, not sure why, but if they really don’t make sense than just know it’s not intentional, i’m just in a funk…

having said all that, i’ve been bored and felt like researching a few things about good ole ‘82, so without further guilding the lily and with no more ado here for your informational pleasure is nineteen eighty-two…

• the world population was roughly 4.6 billion
• the average life expectancy was 74 years
• Ronald Reagan was president
• the average household income was about $20,000
• gas prices averaged about $0.97 a gallon
• milk cost about $2.24 a gallon
• new houses averaged $83,000 in price
• new cars averaged about $8,000 in price
• first class stamps were $0.20
• the US went through a brief but severe recession
• the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series
• the 49ers won the Superbowl
• Rocky III, E.T., and Annie hit the theaters
• Michael Jackson’s Thriller toped the music charts
• AIDs was discovered
• MRI machines made their debut in Britain
• the first artificial heart was implated in a human
• the first execution by lethal injection was carried out in Texas
• the first Toyota Camry rolled off the assembly lines
• the Commodore 64 (old school computer) was released
• Time magazines “Man of the Year” award was given to a non human (they gave it to a computer)
• Ben Roethlisberger, Jessica Biel, Landon Donovan, Danica Patrick, Kelly Clarkson, Kirsten Dunst, Apolo Anton Ohno, Prince William, Ryan Cabrera, LeAnn Rimes, Andy Roddick, and of course myself were all born
• Keith Green, John Belushi, Will Lee (Mr. Hooper from Seasame Street) and a whole lot of people i don’t know passed away
• Sony releases the very first CD player
• Epcot Center in Disney World is first opened to the public
• the smiley a.k.a.  was born
• here’s a funny one… A man in the UK climbs over the fences of Buckingham Palace and reaches the window of the Queen where he sits and speaks the the queen, even asking for a cigarette before security takes him away
• wow, another great one… Larry Walters, a.k.a. Lawn Chair Larry, flies 16,000 feet above Long Beach, California in lawn chair with weather balloons attached
• the first Rubik’s Cube World Championship is held
• Cal Ripken starts the first game of what will eventually become his record-breaking consecutive games played streak of 2,632
• the Weather Channel airs on cable for the first time
• Wayne Gretzky scores his 77th goal of the NHL season, breaking the previous record of 76. He would go on to score 92 goals that season, which remains the record
• The Tylenol scare is sparked when 7 people in the Chicago area die after ingesting capsules laced with potassium cyanide

and a TON of other things happened… way more than even i want to read right now and i am way way bored (incase you couldn’t tell from this insanely long and mostly pointless post)

it’s after 4:00 finally… 2 more hours till freedom for the day… hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week… holla!

ct

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium…

i want this for my MacBook bad… real bad… lately i’ve had this itch to go into graphic design/marketing/advertising-ish career especially if i can do it for a church… i think it would just be fun to toy around with graphic/visual design stuff and call that my job… i dunno, but whether i go into that or not, i love graphic design and i’d still do it as a hobby…

i’m praying that i can save up the $$$$$$$ that i’ll need to get this and that it will work well and that i’ll learn to use all the really really awesome tools that it has in it and use it all to glorify God

gotta get back to work now we are picking up a bit

ct